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Map of Vermont showing 1 metro area with skilled trade pay data
Vermont: 1 metro with trade pay data

Construction Supervisor pay in Vermont

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$82,490statewide median a year
$39.66median an hour
#17of 50 states + DC
1,010construction supervisors employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Construction supervisors in Vermont earn a statewide median of $82,490 a year, 7% above the typical U.S. metro, ranking #17 of 50 states and DC. About 1,010 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$61,870Entry · 10th$72,78025th$82,490Median$102,18075th$124,420Top · 90th

States ranked near Vermont

Washington, DC$86,520
Wisconsin$85,350
Indiana$82,530
Vermont$82,490
Nevada$81,990
Pennsylvania$81,540
North Dakota$81,370

See all states on the construction supervisor overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes construction supervisor pay for 1 Vermont metro: Burlington.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
BurlingtonVERMONT · VT$84,790$83,993370

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

Pay outside the cities Government data

BLS also reports pay for Vermont's rural (nonmetropolitan) regions.

Southern Vermont$81,890
Northern Vermont$81,120

BLS OEWS nonmetropolitan areas, May 2025.

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a framed wall and roof with dimensions, illustrating construction supervisor work in Vermont
Construction Supervisor pay in Vermont: $82,490 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5.0% from 2025 to 2035, with about 67,000 openings a year. Typical training: 5+ years of trade experience.

Nationally, construction supervisors have 72 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 17% below the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is overexertion and repetitive strain.

What the work is like Government data

How often construction supervisors deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherVery often
Indoors with heating and air conditioningOccasionally
Very hot or cold conditionsOften
Working at heightsSometimes
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesOccasionally
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsOccasionally
Loud noiseOften
Hazardous conditionsSometimes
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingSometimes
SittingOccasionally

Getting started usually takes medium preparation (vocational training or an apprenticeship, often 1–2+ years).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Licensing in Vermont Official source

The main state licensing office in Vermont is the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation. It can point you to the right license for construction supervisors.

Official Vermont licensing site ↗

Requirements for construction supervisors vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 13.1% of wage and salary workers in Vermont were union members, above the U.S. rate of about 10% (#12 of 51 states and D.C.), and 14.8% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only construction supervisors.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in Vermont

BurlingtonVERMONT · VT+0.9%population since 2020 · 2.4% unemployment

All trades in Vermont.

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